Hawaii Bills

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 865: RELATING TO THE FAMILY COURT.

Makes decisions of the family court appealable to the supreme court instead of the intermediate court of appeals.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 544: RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES.

Repeals the requirement that passenger cars obtain a certificate of inspection.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 884: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Establishes a five-year pilot program to allow qualified psychologists limited authority to prescribe psychotropic medications to patients under the care of the psychologist at a federally qualified health center. Repeals June 30, 2025.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 689: RELATING TO GENETIC ENGINEERING.

Mandates the Department of Agriculture to take precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent, or minimize the adverse effects of biotechnology and genetic engineering.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 846: RELATING TO VOTING.

Requires the office of the lieutenant governor to establish a system to track the mailing and receipt of ballots returned by mail. Requires the county clerks to notify the office of the lieutenant governor immediately upon mailing and receipt of absentee ballots by mail. Appropriates funds to the counties.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 459: RELATING TO HOUSING THAT SUPPORTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION.

Authorizes the construction of tiny homes for residential use within agricultural districts, on farms that are engaged in agricultural production. Provides that a tiny home shall be subject to county ordinances or permitting requirements that are directly applicable to residential uses of tiny homes in agricultural districts.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 864: PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND THE MANNER IN WHICH JUSTICES AND JUDGES ARE APPOINTED, CONSENTED TO, AND RETAINED.

Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment and retention of justices and judges. Authorizes the senate to approve or reject subsequent terms of office for supreme court justices. Changes the required time frames from 30 to 90 days for the process to appoint and consent to a justice or judge. Harmonizes the senate consent procedures for district court judgeship nominees to mirror the senate consent procedures relating to supreme court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 616: RELATING TO SAVINGS PROMOTION CONTESTS.

Authorizes financial institutions that are depository institutions to conduct savings promotion contests in which its account holders are contestants.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 844: RELATING TO ELECTIONS.

Requires manual recounts of election votes when the margin of victory is less than two hundred fifty votes or less than one per cent of the votes cast, whichever is less.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 811: RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE ACCESS THROUGH REMOTE TESTIMONY.

Requires each house of the Legislature to establish, by rule, procedures that enable the legislature to use remote testimony at legislative committee hearings to enable the public to present oral testimony at committee hearings and accommodate persons with disabilities. Appropriates funds.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 403: RELATING TO TAXATION.

Extends the deadline by which a county may adopt a surcharge on state tax, under certain conditions, from 3/31/2019 to 3/31/2020.

in committee · Hawaii · Senate Jan 24, 2019

SB 404: RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS TAX.

Allocates additional transient accommodations tax revenues to the counties of Kauai, Hawaii, and Maui.

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